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Lynch understood that many of the fantasies he loved were built on nightmares. The post David Lynch, Cinema’s Premiere Architect of Dreams and Nightmares, Dead at 78 appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Keke Palmer and SZA throw it back in more ways than one in this breezy comedy. The post ‘One of Them Days’ Review: Squabble Up appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Seth Gordon’s film is largely, and awkwardly, beholden to the most banal of spy tropes. The post ‘Back in Action’ Review: Mission Deplorable appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The arrival of Oscar prognostication season is both a blessing and a curse. The post 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Whannell’s film doesn’t convincingly reinvent the fundamentals of werewolf folklore. The post ‘Wolf Man’ Review: Leigh Whannell’s Reboot Tears a Somber Path Through Werewolf Lore appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Michiel Blanchart’s thriller proceeds with little to distinguish it from its contemporaries. The post ‘Night Call’ Review: Belgian Black Lives Matter Thriller Starves for Follow-Through appeared first on Slant Magazine.

Art thrives under fire in this documentary about a Hamlet production unlike any other. The post ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ Review: The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The sequel is mostly uninspired, but Butler’s heavy remains a compelling bozo force. The post ‘Den of Thieves 2: Pantera’ Review: An Intense Gerard Butler Elevates Pro Forma Sequel appeared first on Slant Magazine.

The film’s unabashed humanity usurps even its most treacly touches. The post ‘Every Little Thing’ Review: Sally Aitken’s Gently Profound Hummingbird Documentary appeared first on Slant Magazine.

With the film, Tommaso Santambrogio puts neorealism in the service of dream. The post ‘Oceans Are the Real Continents’ Review: A Poetic Look at Cubans Caught in Limbo appeared first on Slant Magazine.